{"id":8643,"date":"2014-06-14T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=8643"},"modified":"2014-06-14T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T19:01:09","slug":"walmart-flw-tour-heads-to-kentucky-lake-for-regular-season-finale-at-paris-landing-june-26th-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2014\/06\/14\/walmart-flw-tour-heads-to-kentucky-lake-for-regular-season-finale-at-paris-landing-june-26th-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart FLW Tour heads to Kentucky Lake for Regular-Season Finale at Paris Landing, June 26th-29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WalmartParis, TN<\/strong> – The sixth and final regular-season event in the 19th season of the major leagues of professional bass-fishing, the Walmart FLW Tour, kicks off June 26th-29th with the Walmart FLW Tour at Kentucky Lake presented by Evinrude<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the Henry County Alliance, the tournament will feature a full field of the world\u2019s best bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.<\/p>\n

\"Walmart<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe fishing is going to be real good, no doubt about it,\u201d said Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan<\/a>, the reigning Kellogg\u2019s Angler of the Year and current points leader coming in to the final event. \u201cThere are going to be a lot of bass caught. There is a ton of off-shore structure and I think the tournament will be won fishing 20-feet or deeper.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s typical Tennessee River,\u201d Morgan continued \u201cThis time of year the fish are going to be on the deep-water stuff. I think we\u2019ll probably see a handful of guys fishing shallow, but as far as being competitive you can forget it. I think you have no chance of doing well fishing shallow. Some guys will make the run to Lake Barkley. It\u2019s a good fishery, but it typically fires a little bit later than Kentucky Lake. I don\u2019t think the guys that make the run will see the huge individual schools that you\u2019ll see on Kentucky (Lake).\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan said that key factors throughout the week would be bait selection and equipment performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to have faith in your equipment if you\u2019re going to make those long runs,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cIt\u2019s very fitting that Evinrude is the presenting sponsor for this event because I have a lot of faith in my equipment. It doesn\u2019t matter how many fish you catch during the day, if you don\u2019t make it back to the marina you don\u2019t get any credit for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to see a lot of big crankbaits \u2013 I\u2019m going to have my Livingston DM 20 tied on. Guys will be throwing worms, jigs, Carolina rigs, swimbaits and spoons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan said that he thinks competitors will need to catch at least 38 pounds to make the top-20 cut, and he predicted that the winner of the event would have a winning weight right around 90 pounds.<\/p>\n

In FLW Tour competition, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2014 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Columbia, SC, August 14th-17th on Lake Murray and is hosted by Capital City Lake Murray Country. Anglers could win as much as $500,000 \u2013 professional bass-fishing\u2019s richest prize.<\/p>\n

[320left]Anglers will take off from Paris Landing State Park located at 16055 Highway 79 North in Buchanan at 6:30am each day of competition. Thursday and Friday\u2019s weigh-ins will be held at Paris Landing beginning at 2:30pm. Saturday and Sunday\u2019s final weigh-ins will be held at Walmart located at 1210 Mineral Wells Avenue in Paris beginning at 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo at Walmart on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:00pm prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes Ranger boat simulators, a Chevy Truck Tour, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and fans can learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>All activities are free and open to the public. Also on Sunday, country music star Michael Ray<\/a> will perform a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at 3:00pm.<\/p>\n

Coverage of the Kentucky Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network when \u201cFLW\u201d airs September 7th from 8:00pm-9:00pm ET. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show is hosted by Jason Harper and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.<\/p>\n

For complete details and updated information visit FLWOutdoors.com<\/a>. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com\/FLWFishing<\/a> and on Twitter at Twitter.com\/FLWFishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About FLW<\/h3>\n

\"FLW\"FLW is the industry\u2019s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2014 over the course of 229 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport\u2019s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy \u2013 the Forrest Wood Cup.<\/p>\n

FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated \u201cFLW” television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.<\/p>\n

For more information about FLW visit FLWOutdoors.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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